For today, links to four reports: from Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, and Tass, and to commentary from Substack; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Biden secretly requests $24 billion for Ukraine aid. From Kyiv Post. U.S. President Joe Biden has secretly requested an additional $24 billion from Congress to support Ukraine and replenish U.S. weapons stocks previously sent to Kyiv, according to documents reviewed by Politico. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine’s defense minister in Seoul – intel transfers a topic, by Julia Struck | Kyiv Post  Kyiv and Seoul have agreed to share intelligence on North Korea’s troop deployments to Russia and the transfer of weapons and technology between Pyongyang and Moscow following Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov’s visit to Seoul on Wednesday. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 26  Once liberated Kupiansk braces for worst as Russian troops approach, and future Western support looks uncertain, by Boldizsar Gyori | The Kyiv Independent  KUPIANSK — The city of Kupiansk lies at a critical junction between the Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast and the adjacent Kharkiv Oblast, which Ukraine largely liberated in autumn 2022. Now, residents . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian troops liberate Novaya Ilyinka community in Donbass region over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops liberated the community of Novaya Ilyinka in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 26  Biden’s last hurrah against Russia and Putin, by Seymour M. Hersh | Substack  There is a scene early on in Nathanael West’s satirical 1933 novella Miss Lonelyhearts that reeks of depression, despair, and genius. It’s hard to forget. The protagonist is a lovelorn advice columnist for a newspaper in New York City who . . . READ MORE . . .